Miscellaneous question for those who are computer literate..

. ._ · Post by **. ._** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:55 pm

I was wondering if there is a way to "freeze frame" a movie that's been downloaded and save that frame as a file. To be printed, photoshopped etc.

Well, I know it can be done, but I can't figure out how to do it.

Could someone gimme a hand?

No, not that one.

Thanks.

-istp

Wigwam Willie · Post by **Wigwam Willie** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:59 pm

Ctrl-Alt-Print Screen works for Willie. Then paste it into paint shop pro or photoshop, something like that.

There is also a decent freeware program called Screenhunter that does a great job.

If you are capturing from a movie, you may need to play with your video acceleration settings in media player. This is all thanks to a government- paid computer course that I took to get out of AA meetings, so no need to thank me, you paid for it.

William

hazatude · Post by **hazatude** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:00 pm

"Print Scrn" will work in a jiffy. It auto-copies whatever is on your screen to your clipboard which can be opened in MS Paint as a .bmp.

You can then convert to a .jpg and have at her in Photoshop.

There are screen-cap utilities out there but I'll be damned if I know how to use them

Potato Chips · Post by **Potato Chips** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:25 pm

hazatude wrote:"Print Scrn" will work in a jiffy. It auto-copies whatever is on your screen to your clipboard which can be opened in MS Paint as a .bmp.

You can then convert to a .jpg and have at her in Photoshop.

There are screen-cap utilities out there but I'll be damned if I know how to use them

Sometimes video doesnt work with this method though, I was trying to snap a Monty Python gag and it just doesnt work.

hazatude · Post by **hazatude** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:26 pm

If you pause it it will...I'm pretty sure

Potato Chips · Post by **Potato Chips** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:36 pm

hazatude wrote:If you pause it it will...I'm pretty sure

Tried that to. Ill have to use that program that Willie suggested.

. ._ · Post by **. ._** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:44 pm

Hey Willie,

How do you mess with the video acceleration rates? I downloaded the freeware, and tried it with Media Player, but it didn't work...

Mi-gwetch' anyways.

-istp

goates · Post by **goates** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:08 pm

What are you using to play the movies? Windows Movie Maker may allow this and is free with Windows XP. ATI's MultiMedia Center I think will also let you do this. If you're willing to spend $100, you could pick up Adobe Premiere Elements that will give you lots of video editing goodies to play with.

goates